Main entry: abstract
Definition: existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
Usage: abstract words like `truth' and `justice'
Antonyms: concrete
Definition: capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary
Main entry: abstract
Definition: dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention
Usage: abstract reasoning; abstract science
Definition: derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
Antonyms: applied
Definition: concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
Main entry: nonfigurative, nonobjective, abstract, abstractionist
Definition: not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
Usage: a large abstract painting
Antonyms: representational
Definition: (used especially of art) depicting objects, figures,or scenes as seen